#23

Tykee Smith

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2023: 4 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 70 tackles.

DB · Georgia · Sr. · #23

5′10″ · 205 lb · Philadelphia, PA

CFB Index 88 · #13 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceTampa Bay — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 26, #89 overall

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 58 nationally · Signed with Georgia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2023: 4 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 70 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2020.
Transferred from West Virginia to Georgia in 2021.
Drafted round 3 by the Tampa Bay in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Georgia, 212 tackles — drafted at #89 overall by Tampa Bay.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20209 games

Signed with Georgia4-star out of Lakeland

2021

The snaps went the other way.

Entered the portal

202314 games

The role got bigger.

All-SEC

2024

Drafted by Tampa Bayround 3, pick 89

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#58 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #89

Tampa Bay · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tampa BayEntering 3rd NFL season

#89Rd 3 · Pick 26

Tampa BayEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019West Virginia5-7HC: Neal Brown · Pass-leaning

2020West Virginia6-4HC: Neal Brown · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

88All-Conference level #13 of 538?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (96th percentile). Strength: interceptions (95th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#120 / 2842 · 96th pct

Interceptions#20 / 827 · 95th pct

Tackles for loss#176 / 2842 · 93rd pct

8.5

Tackles#233 / 2842 · 92nd pct

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.3	0.6	0.1	0.1
Road7g	5.7	0.6	0.1	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.6	0.5	0.1	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	0.8	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

88 · #13 of 538 safeties

Former four-star. Now #13 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Georgia	70	46	8.5	2.0	2	4	--
2022	Georgia	26	20	2.5	2.0	1	--	--
2021	Georgia	5	4	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	West Virginia	61	33	8.0	0.0	5	2	--
2019	West Virginia	50	36	2.5	1.0	4	2	--
Career		212	139	21.5	5.0	12	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023

W 63–3

at Florida State

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

Dominant 60-point win on the road against Florida State.

With C. Beck — 203 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.3 · -10 rush yds (1 car) · G. Stockton — 96 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.2 · 46 rush yds (7 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 48-7vs UT Martin	6	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 45-3vs Ball State	3	2	1.5	0.0	1	0
Wk 3	W 24-14vs South Carolina	5	4	0.0	0.0	1	1
Wk 4	W 49-21vs UAB	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 5	W 27-20@ Auburn	5	3	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 51-13vs Kentucky	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 37-20@ Vanderbilt	5	3	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	W 43-20@ Florida	6	4	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 30-21vs Missouri	7	5	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 52-17vs Ole Miss	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 38-10@ Tennessee	10	8	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 13	W 31-23@ Georgia Tech	7	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 24-27@ Alabama	5	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 63-3@ Florida State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		70	46	8.5	2.0	4	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology